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en-usFri, 09 Dec 2016 23:13:04 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:13:04 -0500The latest news on Clubbing from Business Insiderhttp://static3.businessinsider.com/assets/images/bilogo-250x36-wide-rev.pngBusiness Insiderhttp://www.businessinsider.com
http://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-nightlife-in-photos-2016-919 photos that show why Berlin is one of the best places to party in the worldhttp://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-nightlife-in-photos-2016-9
Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:19:00 -0400Sarah Jacobs
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/57e2fc28077dcc39128b7390-2400/rtsoeyr.jpg" alt="Berlin nightlife" data-mce-source="Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters" /></p><p>Ever since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, nightlife and clubbing have become entrenched in the culture of the German capital, and the city has earned&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/22/travel/best-nightlife-cities/">a partying reputation</a> that it's proud of.</p>
<p>As the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/travel/in-berlin-still-partying-in-the-ruins.html?_r=0">New York Times described</a>,&nbsp;"<span>One aspect of reunification that no one would have predicted &mdash; t</span>he emergence of techno and a tenacious, do-it-yourself club scene &mdash; has turned out to be not a passing night-life fad, but a cornerstone of the city&rsquo;s identity."&nbsp;</p>
<p>DJs blast techno and house music to crowds who are solely there to dance. But it's not just a techno city &mdash; Berlin offers&nbsp;plenty of spots for rooftop drinks, swing dancing, craft beers, late-night eats, and classic rock 'n' roll.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-from-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-2015-11" >18 stunning photos from the night the Berlin Wall came down 26 years ago</a></strong></p>
<h3>Zum schmutzigen Hobby is a popular dance club that's located in a former fire station. Here, DJ Olga Wodka plays pop songs for a packed crowd.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Swing dancers teach a class at the Claerchens Ballhaus, a dance hall located in the central district of Mitte. Claerchens Ballhaus originally opened more than 100 years ago, and was run by the same family for almost 90 years. Much of the decor still has an antique, untouched look.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>The Bassy Club defines its vibe as "strictly before 1969," featuring music that's a mix of blues, soul, country, and rock 'n' roll.</h3>
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Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:03:01 -0400Caroline Praderio
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<p>Last month, an elderly Polish couple, said to be in their 80s, made headlines for raving at a London club until 5 a.m.</p>
<p>According to a post shared by DJ and promoter Jacob Husley, the couple had decided to visit the club, called Fabric, after reading a review in a newspaper. They arrived to the 'WetYourSelf' house and techno party right as the doors opened and didn't leave until 5 a.m. It's said that they ballroom danced and drank tea, as well as tequila shots.</p>
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<p> Just two days ago, Husley shared an update on the clubbing duo: they sent him a thank-you letter. </p>
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<p><span>"I'd like to thank you for warm and cordial welcoming in Fabric London night club on Sunday the 15th of May 2016 (11 p.m.-5 a.m.)," the letter begins. "W<span>e had a wonderful time dancing with young Londoners who also welcomed us very warmly, they took some photos with us dancing. One of the fans gave me a present, a cup with a caption ‘Handome Hustler’. Here, I’d like to thank a young 27 year old girl. She was very nice and kind, she took care of us since we entered the club until she left at 3 a.m. saying goodbye."</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>That's right: </span></span><span><span>they out-partied a 27-year-old. </span></span></p>
<p>The couple also addressed rumors that their club visit was a PR stunt, saying: "<span>Some commentators...can't believe our story and claim...that it was set up. They are all wrong." </span></p>
<p><span>In fact, the couple had been planning a visit to the club for years<span><span>, a</span></span>nd were thrilled to finally make it. "<span>My dream came true on the 15th of May 2016," the letter continues. "Now it’s great to tell people about my unforgettable experiences in Fabric club."</span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156902876085262&amp;set=a.10150103794695262.393185.576190261&amp;type=3&amp;theater">Read the whole letter on Husley's Facebook page</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/elderly-couple-raved-at-club-then-thanked-dj-2016-6#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/two-monkeys-travel-left-everything-behind-to-travel-the-world-together-2016-5">This couple left everything behind to travel the world together</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/wearable-subwoofer-bass-music-gadget-2016-6This device will literally make you feel musichttp://www.businessinsider.com/wearable-subwoofer-bass-music-gadget-2016-6
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<p>A new wearable speaker device called the Subpac is on the market. It aims to bring the booming reverberations of the club to you without the crowd or damage to your ears. Hip hop producer Timbaland is a partner in the company.</p>
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Sun, 01 May 2016 16:20:00 -0400Business Insider
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/56b0f7d958c32393008b74b3-553-829/bunny.jpeg" alt="bunny statue in Vandal" data-mce-source="Vandal" /></p><p>In New York, there are nightlife impresarios and then there are nightlife kings.</p>
<p>The heads of Tao Group, the ubiquitous nightlife empire stretching from Las Vegas to Sydney, are kings. They basically invented the "club<span>staurant" concept with massively successful venues like their namesake Tao and Lavo. </span></p>
<p><span>Wall Street&nbsp;money loves Tao Group, and it's almost guaranteed that you'll find groups of second-year bank analysts, private-equity VPs, and&nbsp;hedge fund managing directors at any of its properties at any given time.</span></p>
<p>But that doesn't mean the food is&nbsp;good.</p>
<p>The new hot Tao clubstaurant is Vandal. It serves nonsense items like a&nbsp;knish Reuben and something called the&nbsp;"banh mi'eatball slider." Ryan Sutton of Eater&nbsp;<a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery">just gave it a blistering zero-star review</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery">From Eater:</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>The space is fascinating enough that if Vandal simply served competent brasserie fare, the entire endeavor would be somewhat civilized, a place for the cool kids to congregate and look at art. But what Vandal serves is not competent brasserie fare.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><strong>This is a good time</strong><span> to talk about Vandal's banh mi'eatball slider. The name of the dish is a portmanteau of three trendy foodstuffs: the banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich of pate, pork, pickled carrots and chiles; the slider, a tiny White Castle-style burger; and the meatball, an Italian-American symbol of thrift. Now here's what you actually get: a single dense ball of spiced ground lamb, sandwiched within a slaw-stuffed baguette. The menu says the dish includes foie gras, none of which I detected. This two-bite travesty costs $8, which is more than what you ought to ever pay for an entire banh mi, a single meatball, or a solitary slider.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Brutal. Sutton, at least, has the courtesy to mention that Tao Group's properties are popular, money-making machines, and that Vandal is constantly host to glamorous people like Hannah Bronfman and "Snap Packers" like <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/fashion/rat-pack-brat-pack-snapchat.html">Barron Hilton</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>But again:</span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><span><span>At Vandal, [chef Chris] Santos smears beef tartare over a hot pretzel, resulting in hot mush. The menu is "inspired by street fare from around the world," the restaurant's website asserts, a statement that raises the question of what precisely is "street" about a two-pound lobster scampi that costs $68.</span></span></span></p>
<p>It should be noted that Sutton is a repeat offender in the business of bashing Tao Group. He wrote a devastating takedown of Tao Downtown in <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-04/buddha-watches-as-new-tao-waitresses-serve-88-wagu">Bloomberg in 2013, when it opened</a>. He managed to get another Tao jab into this Vandal piece, too:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Then there is the Tao juggernaut itself, a trio of hot spots in Midtown, West Chelsea, and Las Vegas, where the diverse foodways of the global East are diluted down to overpriced Red Bull, wontons, and Wagyu. Tao sells "Asia," a bro-friendly bacchanalia where everyone is fluent in the universal language of loosened ties. </span><em>I'll take two Grey Goose sodas... no, make that three!</em> <span>The food ranges from awful to passable, but I've found that sitting on Tao's candlelit staircase while overlooking the 24-armed Buddha statue is as surefire a way to impress one sort of date as cocktails at Bemelmans is another. Really, where else can New York diners pay gustatory tribute to the life of the humble Siddhartha in a way that would make both Lil Wayne and Michael Bay proud?</span></p>
<p><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery"><span>For the full review, if you can take it, head to Eater &gt;&gt;</span></a></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-sutton-eater-vandal-review-2016-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pearls-bake-and-shark-sandwich-2016-4">A restaurant in Brooklyn is serving Trinidad's most popular street food</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-sutton-eater-vandal-review-2016-4Wall Street's new favorite 'clubstaurant' is stupid and serves bad food, review sayshttp://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-sutton-eater-vandal-review-2016-4
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:23:41 -0400Linette Lopez
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/56b0f7d958c32393008b74b3-553-829/bunny.jpeg" alt="bunny statue in Vandal" data-mce-source="Vandal" /></p><p>In New York, there are nightlife impresarios and then there are nightlife kings.</p>
<p>The heads of Tao Group, the ubiquitous nightlife empire stretching from Las Vegas to Sydney, are kings. They basically invented the "club<span>staurant" concept with massively successful venues like their namesake Tao and Lavo. </span></p>
<p><span>Wall Street&nbsp;money loves Tao Group, and it's almost guaranteed that you'll find groups of second-year bank analysts, private-equity VPs, and&nbsp;hedge fund managing directors at any of its properties at any given time.</span></p>
<p>But that doesn't mean the food is&nbsp;good.</p>
<p>The new hot Tao clubstaurant is Vandal. It serves nonsense items like a&nbsp;knish Reuben and something called the&nbsp;"banh mi'eatball slider." Ryan Sutton of Eater&nbsp;<a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery">just gave it a blistering zero-star review</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery">From Eater:</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>The space is fascinating enough that if Vandal simply served competent brasserie fare, the entire endeavor would be somewhat civilized, a place for the cool kids to congregate and look at art. But what Vandal serves is not competent brasserie fare.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><strong>This is a good time</strong><span> to talk about Vandal's banh mi'eatball slider. The name of the dish is a portmanteau of three trendy foodstuffs: the banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich of pate, pork, pickled carrots and chiles; the slider, a tiny White Castle-style burger; and the meatball, an Italian-American symbol of thrift. Now here's what you actually get: a single dense ball of spiced ground lamb, sandwiched within a slaw-stuffed baguette. The menu says the dish includes foie gras, none of which I detected. This two-bite travesty costs $8, which is more than what you ought to ever pay for an entire banh mi, a single meatball, or a solitary slider.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Brutal. Sutton, at least, has the courtesy to mention that Tao Group's properties are popular, money-making machines, and that Vandal is constantly host to glamorous people like Hannah Bronfman and "Snap Packers" like <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/fashion/rat-pack-brat-pack-snapchat.html">Barron Hilton</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>But again:</span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><span><span>At Vandal, [chef Chris] Santos smears beef tartare over a hot pretzel, resulting in hot mush. The menu is "inspired by street fare from around the world," the restaurant's website asserts, a statement that raises the question of what precisely is "street" about a two-pound lobster scampi that costs $68.</span></span></span></p>
<p>It should be noted that Sutton is a repeat offender in the business of bashing Tao Group. He wrote a devastating takedown of Tao Downtown in <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-04/buddha-watches-as-new-tao-waitresses-serve-88-wagu">Bloomberg in 2013, when it opened</a>. He managed to get another Tao jab into this Vandal piece, too:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Then there is the Tao juggernaut itself, a trio of hot spots in Midtown, West Chelsea, and Las Vegas, where the diverse foodways of the global East are diluted down to overpriced Red Bull, wontons, and Wagyu. Tao sells "Asia," a bro-friendly bacchanalia where everyone is fluent in the universal language of loosened ties. </span><em>I'll take two Grey Goose sodas... no, make that three!</em> <span>The food ranges from awful to passable, but I've found that sitting on Tao's candlelit staircase while overlooking the 24-armed Buddha statue is as surefire a way to impress one sort of date as cocktails at Bemelmans is another. Really, where else can New York diners pay gustatory tribute to the life of the humble Siddhartha in a way that would make both Lil Wayne and Michael Bay proud?</span></p>
<p><a href="http://ny.eater.com/2016/4/26/11510294/vandal-restaurant-review-bowery"><span>For the full review, if you can take it, head to Eater &gt;&gt;</span></a></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-sutton-eater-vandal-review-2016-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pearls-bake-and-shark-sandwich-2016-4">A restaurant in Brooklyn is serving Trinidad's most popular street food</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/champagne-gun-shoots-bubbly-2016-3This Champagne Gun is the best new way to waste bubblyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/champagne-gun-shoots-bubbly-2016-3
Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:30:00 -0400Sophie-Claire Hoeller and A.C. Fowler
<p dir="ltr">The <a href="champagnegun.com">Champagne Gun</a> — invented in France and sold by a Miami-based company — is the easiest way to waste bubbly. The device&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">looks like a machine gun, and can spray champagne up to 23 feet.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><em><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Story by Sophie-Claire Hoeller and editing by A.C. Fowler</span></em></p>
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Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:27:00 -0500Sophie-Claire Hoeller and Stephen Parkhurst
<p dir="ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Verboten is one of New York City’s hottest clubs, and&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">while we went to get sweaty on its notorious dance floor, we didn't go to dance. Three days a week, the club offers <a href="http://www.verbotennewyork.com/events/culture/">Willkommen Deep House Yoga,</a>&nbsp;a Vinyasa flow under a giant disco ball taught by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/facesofjen">Jennifer Diaz</a>, and set to the live tunes of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgefaya/"><span style="color: #000000;">DJ George Faya</span></a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span></p>
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<p>Daybreaker is an early-morning dance party with yoga, fresh juice, heavy beats, spoken word poetry, a live band, and mascots — but no alcohol or mind-altering drugs.</p>
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Wed, 21 May 2014 12:07:00 -0400Alyson Penn
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/537653dceab8eaa70d94e4fb-650-450/pic5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="1oak new york" /></p><p>Talk about a tough door.</p>
<p>The doorman to the celebrity-studded club&nbsp;<a href="http://1oaknyc.com/">1Oak</a> was allegedly <a href="http://pagesix.com/2014/05/20/bouncer-mma-brawl-was-like-a-scene-out-of-enter-the-dragon/?_ga=1.171799712.1238348272.1384021903">beaten by a group of seven men early Monday</a>, including two members of the mixed martial arts group Gracie clan.</p>
<p>Craig Molesphini, the doorman, claims <span>Renzo Gracie and his cousin Igor, along with five other men,&nbsp;</span>launched a "premeditated attack" after he didn't let some members of the group in. He described the<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;scene as something out of the Bruce Lee film &ldquo;Enter the Dragon,&rdquo; <a href="http://pagesix.com/2014/05/20/bouncer-mma-brawl-was-like-a-scene-out-of-enter-the-dragon/?_ga=1.171799712.1238348272.1384021903">according to The New York Post</a>.</span></p>
<p>He told The Post, &ldquo;In my entire 14-year career, I have never seen anything like this. At 1:30 a.m. a gray van pulled up, parked in the middle of the street, seven men exited the vehicle and started creating mayhem, screaming, pointing, starting to pick fights with the security guards. One man, [who] I later learned was Renzo, came in my direction, threw the velvet rope on the floor, ran straight into my chest and knocked me back onto the concrete floor onto my elbow. He was on top of me for 20 seconds, trying to punch me, but I wrapped both my arms around his neck so he couldn&rsquo;t hit me, before somebody pulled him off.&rdquo;</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The seven men were charged with gang assault. Molesphini suffered a "suspected fractured elbow and shoulder," according to The Post.</span></p>
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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:02:00 -0400Megan Willett
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5331c3506bb3f7e97ec682fc/arms.gif" border="0" alt="arms dance gif" /></p><p>Researchers at Northumbria University recently released a study revealing <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-dance-better-2014-3" target="_blank">what makes someone a good dancer</a>.</p>
<p>It was a neat idea, but resulted in some pretty strange advice for guys on the dance floor, including elongating their necks, wiggling their right knees, and &ldquo;us[ing] larger, more variable movements in bending/twisting.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Not exactly the easiest advice to remember (or follow) up in the club.</p>
<p>So we reached out to Brooklyn-based <a href="http://mrbenweston.com/" target="_blank">dance instructor Ben Weston</a>,&nbsp;who has his own dance tutorial <a href="http://www.dancefloorarsenal.com/" target="_blank">called Dance Floor Arsenal</a> that helps rhythmically challenged men find their groove.</p>
<p>&ldquo;For most guys, they're completely nervous and in their head,&rdquo; Weston told Business Insider. &ldquo;Their arms are clenched to their sides, they're clutching onto their drink for dear life, and their whole body is stiff.&rdquo;</p>
<p>If that sounds familiar, don't fear. Weston has two basic moves all men should master and rely on: the two-step and the bounce.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I drill the guys in my classes 'Mr. Miagi' style,&rdquo; Weston joked. &ldquo;Over and over and over again so that if I woke them up in the middle of the night with a bucket of cold water, they could do these moves.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here's a quick primer.</p>
<h3><strong>THE TWO-STEP</strong></h3>
<p>This is a simple move that will be your bread and butter when you&rsquo;re not sure what to do on the dance floor. Simply step your right leg to the right and have your other leg step to meet it. Then step to the other side, and have your other leg comes to meet it. Pretty basic.</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5331daf4eab8ea1d74f51195/two step-1.gif" border="0" alt="two step dance floor arsenal" />You can switch this up with the triangle two-step, where instead of having your foot meet your other foot, it will step back to form a triangle:</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5331d4a7eab8eab159f51197/two step triangle.gif" border="0" alt="two step triangle dance floor arsenal" />Another variation is the heel two-step, where you reach the heel of your foot out to the front, leaning back slightly.</p>
<h3><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5331da796da811765786a70f/heel two step-1.gif" border="0" alt="heel two step dance floor arsenal" /><strong>THE BOUNCE</strong></h3>
<p>The bounce is even easier than the two-step, because you literally just bounce to the beat. &ldquo;Most guys complain about rhythm, but the only rhythm you need is the base and snare, boom and clap,&rdquo; Weston said. &ldquo;Just bounce to it.&rdquo;</p>
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5331cf3becad04533bf5119b/dance floor arenal bounce.gif" border="0" alt="dance floor arsenal bounce" />Keep your shoulders relaxed, groove with the beat, and let your arms sway. Don&rsquo;t overthink it. &ldquo;The goal is to find a simple groove that you you can always fall back on so you're not constantly wondering what to do next,&rdquo; Weston explained. &ldquo;Once you have the moves down, you can start adding style and flair by changing height, intensity, and swaying from side to side.&rdquo;</p>
<h3><strong>WHAT ABOUT MY ARMS?</strong></h3>
<p>&ldquo;Every guy asks what to do with his arms,&rdquo; Weston said. &ldquo;I tell them to have one arm up and one arm down and just switch them back and forth. Just remember to keep space between your arms and your body &mdash; that&rsquo;s key.&rdquo;</p>
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5331dc4b69beddd80d203664/arms-1.gif" border="0" alt="arms dance floor arsenal" />You can also do a shoulder roll where you simply roll your shoulders with the beat. Keep your hands and fingers relaxed while you do this, not clenched.</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5331dcc969bedd7b16203663/shoulder roll-1.gif" border="0" alt="shoulder roll dance floor arsenal" /></p>
<p>Weston said there are a ton of other variations (<a href="http://www.dancefloorarsenal.com/" target="_blank">check out Dance Floor Arsenal for more advanced dance moves</a>), but the key is to have confident body language with an expansive chest and broad shoulders while taking up space. &ldquo;The body language of an alpha male or a confident person is expansive,&rdquo; Weston explained. &ldquo;Literally try to take up space and have a broad open chest while you&rsquo;re dancing.</p>
<h3><strong>AND IF ALL ELSE FAILS... JUST SMILE</strong></h3>
<p>&ldquo;Most straight guys on the dance floor are biting their lip, looking down, and seem nervous, scared, or embarrassed,&rdquo; Weston said. &ldquo;If you&rsquo;re the guy there who just wants to have fun and enjoy the music, that makes you more attractive. I've had women push across the dance floor to dance with me just because I was the one dude smiling and having fun.&rdquo;</p>
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Sat, 11 May 2013 11:31:00 -0400Dominic Green
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/518d0d3369bedd0108000011-400-/applebees-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Applebee's" width="400" />Most people don't know that in some parts of the U.S., Applebee's restaurants &mdash; the most middle of all middle-market fast casual chains &mdash; turn into alcohol-fueled party dens after 10 p.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">At "Club Applebee's," dancing on tables, black lights, and DJs are not uncommon. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-debauchery-that-occurs-when-applebees-turns-into-club-applebees-after-10-pm-2012-8?op=1">We published a story last August</a>&nbsp;showcasing the clubs. The</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> debauchery &mdash; girls licking whipped cream off each other, for instance &mdash; took place at a few restaurants in Central Florida.</span> People were "hanging from the rafters on Thursday nights down there,&rdquo; <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/club-applebees">Bloomberg noted</a> at the time.<br /></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-debauchery-that-occurs-when-applebees-turns-into-club-applebees-after-10-pm-2012-8?op=1">We reported</a> that the clubs were not part of Applebee's' regular marketing strategy ... which made us curious. What was the deal with the random club scenes at our "Neighborhood Bar &amp; Grill"?</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">After a conversation with representatives of the Applebee's brand, we have some updates on Club Applebee's.</span> They managed to clear some things up for us regarding what has been going down after dark at their restaurants. The good news? Club Bee's is still going strong.</p><h3>As it turns out, Applebee's wasn't too pleased when Club Applebee's made headlines last year. Which is understandable for a restaurant targeting traditional families, like this one.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>According to a PR representative, most of the stories from August 2012 focused on photos of an "extremely dated" event sponsored by a radio station that "was not aligned with the brand's values."</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>The rep explained to us that all but 23 Applebee's nationwide are owned by independent franchisees—smaller management companies that operate the branches in their region.</h3>
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Thu, 09 May 2013 14:51:00 -0400Megan Willett
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4f9ad762ecad04c53b000003-400-/marquee-nyc-nightclub.jpg" border="0" alt="marquee nyc nightclub" width="400" />Instead of eating lunch at their desks, workers are going clubbing for an hour at daytime dance parties that are springing up in New York City and around the world.</span></p>
<p>The trend first started in Sweden with <a href="http://www.lunchbeat.org/" target="_blank">Lunch Beat</a>, dreamed up by Molly Range, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/05/16/meet-the-woman-behind-europes-lunchtime-dance-craze/">Forbes reported last year</a>.</p>
<p>Range had envisioned an event reminiscent of "Fight Club" where white collar workers could go crazy in the middle of the day.&nbsp;&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t&nbsp;talk about your job at lunch beat,&rdquo; she told <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/forbes">Forbes</a>. &ldquo;If it&rsquo;s your first dance at lunch beat, you have to dance.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Unlike "Fight Club," though, everyone talks about Lunch Beat. The <a href="http://www.lunchbeat.org/about/q-as/" target="_blank">not-for-profit, $15 lunch dance parties</a> have expanded to cities like Boston, Montreal, NYC, Seattle, and Vienna.</p>
<p>Culture website Flavorpill also throws a lunch party in New York City. Called "<a href="http://thehookup.flavorpill.com/lunchbreak_landing/" target="_blank">Lunch Break</a>," and it has been growing in popularity since last summer, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/fashion/for-office-workers-lunchtime-dance-parties.html?smid=tw-share&amp;_r=2&amp;" target="_blank">according to The New York Times</a>.</p>
<p>The Flavorpill events take place on Fridays from 1-2 PM, and attendees get a drink ticket for a free cocktail of vodka and fruit punch, as well as a paper bag lunch with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple when they leave.</p>
<p>The NYT's Sheila Marikar attended a Lunch Break event in April, and wrote that the 9-to-5 workers danced to DJ-spun hip hop and electronic music as if it were 2 a.m.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It might as well be. Most of the NYC mid-day parties take place at popular nightclubs, such as Marquee and The Standard's Le Bain. There's usually a live DJ, glow sticks, and wayfarers for guests to wear during the hour-long dance parities.</p>
<p>The only real differences are that no one's drunk, everyone's wearing their work clothes, and you will be back at your desk in an hour.</p>
<p>See Flavorpill's video from their party at Le Bain below.</p>
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Sun, 05 May 2013 14:45:41 -0400Hannah Dreier
<p><em><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5186a7826bb3f7e655000010-400-/haze-club-vegas.jpg" border="0" alt="HAZE club vegas" width="400" />In quest for new revenue, casino bosses turn Sin City into Club City</em></p>
<p>LAS VEGAS (AP) &mdash; To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion.</p>
<p>A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder with each downward step toward a pulsating, football field-sized club where lasers cut the air above thousands of dancers.</p>
<p>The revelers take their cues from the famous DJs onstage who are known to surf the crowd in inflatable rafts, throw sheet cakes at clubbers' faces and spray vintage champagne into their mouths.</p>
<p>In Sin City, where over-the-top is always the sales pitch, lavish nightclubs featuring a heart-pounding party have become the backbone of a billion-dollar industry that is soaring while gambling revenue slips.</p>
<p>"We learned a long time ago that in order to continue to attract people from around the world, we have to provide things that are hard to find anywhere else," said Jim Murren, CEO of <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/mgm">MGM</a> Resorts International, which operates nine Strip hotel-casinos boasting their own dance scenes. "These clubs, if done correctly, are tremendous magnets."</p>
<p>A $100 million temple to revelry, XS is the top-earning nightclub in the country, joining six other Vegas venues in the top 10. Its estimated annual revenue hovers somewhere near $90 million, according to the trade publication Nightclub &amp; Bar.</p>
<p>The city now boasts more than 50 such clubs. New additions are coming all the time, including the five-story Hakkasan at the MGM Grand, which debuted last month, and Light at Mandalay Bay, Cirque du Soleil's first foray into the disco business, opening Memorial Day weekend.</p>
<p>The rise of the Vegas super-club coincides with the decline of the town's gambling supremacy. The tiny Chinese enclave of Macau surpassed the desert oasis as the world's top gambling destination in 2006. Singapore is on track to claim the No. 2 spot.</p>
<p>During the heart of the recession, when overall Strip revenues tumbled by 16 percent, nightclubs saw more profit than ever. By 2011, Las Vegas was clubbing all the way to the bank, with Strip beverage departments earning more than $1 billion, and casino tycoons began remaking the Strip into the club capital of the world.</p>
<p>With extravagantly paid DJs, larger-than-life venues and billboard ads that stretch beyond the Strip to Hollywood Boulevard and Miami, casinos are trying to pull off a tricky balancing act: keeping the kitschy core that draws older generations while finding a way to make the city hip enough to attract a younger, big-spending set &mdash; emphasis on big-spending.</p>
<p>"We're not interested in competing against everyone to get the 21-year-olds that are going to spend little to no money and are going to clog up the hallways," Murren said.</p>
<p>The 10-minute taxi ride from the airport to the Strip takes visitors past dozens of billboards promoting top DJs from Holland and beyond. Celine Dion and Elton John now take their place on marquees alongside names that recall Internet handles, such as "deadmau5" and "Kaskade."</p>
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<p>Las Vegas, long known for catching performers on the downswing of their careers, finally appears to have embraced a musical trend at the height of its popularity. Globe-trotting Dutch DJ Afrojack, 25, said he has come to consider the Strip his home because it's the one place he believes is as dance-music-focused as he is.</p>
<p>"When you exit the airport, you see (the face of President Barack) Obama &mdash; and then you see me," said Afrojack, a Wynn casino favorite.</p>
<p>Perhaps no place exemplifies the new culture on the glittery Strip better than XS. And for most wannabe Vegas party people, the night at XS starts in line.</p>
<p>Casinos snake these queues past well-traveled areas &mdash; entrances, slot banks and restaurant corridors &mdash; turning the gussied-up partiers into one more piece of visual spectacle. At XS, clubbers line up in a central hallway near the luxury stores Hermes and Chanel.</p>
<p>Women pay $25 and men pay $55 just to get in, but pretty girls who out-dress the dress code are admitted for free. The door charge is mostly there to weed out people who won't spend on drinks, said nightlife baron Sean Christie, managing parner of another Wynn club, Surrender.</p>
<p>When it first opened in 2008, XS was lucky to be filled halfway to its 5,000-person capacity, even when featuring an act such as Tiesto, the world's highest-paid DJ, according to <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/forbes">Forbes</a>, pulling down $250,000 a set and making $22 million a year.</p>
<p>Now, the club may see 8,000 people come and go over the course of a night. That's nearly half of the capacity of Madison Square Garden.</p>
<p>As the clock edged toward 2 a.m. on a Saturday earlier this spring, superstar DJ David Guetta stood at the control board like a mad king, commanding his people.</p>
<p>A wiry, hollow-faced Frenchman with a curtain of blond hair, Guetta has been churning out electronic music since the genre's infancy in the world of underground raves 25 years ago. Now, at 45, he makes hits for pop music stars including Rihanna, Usher and Nicki Minaj &mdash; and conducts the crowd at XS.</p>
<p>At the flick of his upraised palms, Guetta had thousands of revelers whooping, jumping and punching their fists in the air. When he added a drumbeat into a chorus, metallic streamers dropped from the ceiling and a fog machine churned.</p>
<p>"Nothing compares with this," said 23-year-old Katie Kelly, a student in San Louis Obispo, Calif., as she bobbed her index fingers skyward. "You just release and don't care about anything."</p>
<p>XS boasts that its layout is modeled on "the sexy curves of the human body." In practice, the design steers people to the bars on a back wall.</p>
<p>Female bartenders, their long hair draped over sequined black corsets, serve $15 shots of Jack Daniels whiskey, coordinating their pouring to the skull-rattling bass and synthetic blares vibrating around them. A supermarket a few miles away sells a bottle of Jack containing 17 shots for $16.</p>
<p>When newbies push through the swaying crowd to grab a table, they find that Vegas has monetized sitting, too. Patrons pay a $10,000 beverage minimum upfront to claim any of the dozen plush banquettes nearest the dance floor.</p>
<p>By the time Guetta hit his stride on this night, all of the club's 95 tables were full, including the cheaper seats away from the action and one uber-VIP table on stage. Near the bigger-than-your-apartment, 1,100-square-foot dance floor, four scantily clad girls gyrated in front of three men wearing suits and skinny ties.</p>
<p>One of them, Thomas Park, had filled the table with 2004 vintage Perrier-Jouet champagne and Gray Goose magnums &mdash; for $700 and $1,300 a pop.</p>
<p>"We have a lot to spend," said Park, who is in his mid-30s and works as a relator in Canada. "That's why we have all the girls."</p>
<p>Casinos learned long ago that some VIPs don't see the point of being VIPs unless everyone can see them being VIPs, so clubs oblige big spenders with spotlights and velvet ropes cordoning off their mini-empires.</p>
<p>But not everyone at a table is a high roller. Some are splurging, or sharing the cost with their friends. Superstar DJ Kaskade, a Vegas regular, said he hears from fans who saved for months to pay for a table and a weekend of fun in Vegas.</p>
<p>"It's because they see videos of this stuff and they say: 'This is nuts.'"</p>
<p>Today, the club craze is moving beyond the dance floor.</p>
<p>XS opens into an open-air adult playground complete with table games, food and a huge circular pool. Around 3 a.m. on this particular night &mdash; still several hours from closing time &mdash; women in bachelorette sashes waded toward floating white platforms as crescendos drifted over the water.</p>
<p>Beckoning from the other side of the pool, past clumps of partiers, is the upscale "vibe-dining" restaurant Andrea's, where DJs spin lounge music. Hakkasan is taking the vibe-dining concept further, importing a London-based, Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant to serve as the foundation for its five-story complex.</p>
<p>Most casinos have also incorporated nightclubs during the day &mdash; a way to infuse the dance scene into an otherwise typical summer pool party.</p>
<p>At Andrea's, while taking in a production he helped create, Christie confessed he worries about what might happen to Vegas now that it's banking so heavily on an indulgent club scene &mdash; especially if 20- and 30-somethings develop a taste for a new indulgence.</p>
<p>But then he quickly corrected himself, saying he'd be just as happy to lure patrons with country western stars.</p>
<p>"Whatever they want, I just serve up. Hopefully, I serve it up the best," he said. "I'm not one to care about that kind of stuff. I'm just here to make money and throw great parties."</p>
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:41:00 -0400Ashley Lutz
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4f79f6f669bedd4e7b00000a/shopping-mall-spending-girls.jpg" border="0" alt="shopping, mall, spending, girls " /></p><p>A dating coach has revealed where men should really go to pick up women.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"I will say that Bed Bath and Beyond is highly underrated," the coach, a 32-year-old Hollywood resident, <a href="http://jobstr.com/threads/show/1213-dating-coach">said in a Q&amp;A on jobstr.com.</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The man said he worked with clients on "pick-up arts," which help men seem more appealing to the kind of women they'd like to date.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here's his typical client:&nbsp;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>"In my bootcamp there was a 23-year-old millionaire who had been with 300 women, a guy nearing his 50s, a successful Asian director, and a bunch of computer programmers. <strong>I'd say about 20% of my clients are, well...virgins.</strong> But there are plenty of regular dudes...investment bankers, lawyers, etc who just need the nudge."</span></p>
<p><span>Why just switching from club to coffee shop to pick up women doesn't work:&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><span>"If you have "zero game" as you say, it's unlikely to improve just because you set foot in an establishment that serves coffee instead of alcohol. <strong>Women don't change species just because they are in a club.</strong> Work on the game part first...are you anxious? Dull? Overly deferential? Address whatever it is head on. Once you've managed that, then you can start worrying about the types of venues that will enable you to meet the most compatible women."</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>How to not take rejection personally:&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><span><span>"One word: Volume. <strong>The more you do it, the less any one approach means to you.</strong> If you work up the nerve all night to talk to one girl and it doesn't go well you'll feel it a lot more than you would if she was one of 10 you talked to that night. Over time you'll also develop a thicker skin and a realization of how much of a woman's decision to say "yes" is influenced by a multitude of factors you have nothing to do with."</span></span></span></p>
<p><span>And the worst mistakes men make while picking up women:&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span></span>"<strong>Bragging. Or worse, humblebragging.</strong> It's utterly transparent. I'm sure you are proud of the Law &amp; Order-worthy case you've laid out of why she should like you but that's not really how it works. As far as correcting it, pretty simple. Knock it off."</p>
<h3><span></span>DON'T MISS: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hollywood-nightclub-promoter-explains-how-to-get-into-the-hottest-clubs-2012-8">Hollywood Nightclub Promoter Explains How To Get Into The Hottest Clubs &gt;</a></h3><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dating-coach-says-best-places-to-pick-up-women-2012-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-sal-strazzullo-nycs-nightlife-celebrity-lawyer-2012-8This Lawyer Is Celebrities' Go-To Man For Their Nightlife Legal Troubleshttp://www.businessinsider.com/meet-sal-strazzullo-nycs-nightlife-celebrity-lawyer-2012-8
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:42:00 -0400Jen Doll
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5032710d69bedd0109000001/nyc-club.jpg" border="0" alt="nyc club" /></p><p>Sal <a href="http://www.strazzullolaw.com/">Strazzullo</a>, New York City night-life lawyer, is just a regular guy from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, who wears bespoke Italian suits and knows his way around both a velvet rope and a bar exam.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/nyregion/salvatore-strazzullo-night-life-lawyer.html?ref=nyregion&amp;pagewanted=all"><em>The New York Times</em>' Alan Feuer</a>, he's also the man you turn to if you get involved in something questionable but at least marginally chic that's likely to land you on the front page of the <em><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/chris_brown_injured_rihanna_bar_xVPvdF4q1rudKWQ7udnnQO">New York Post</a>. </em></p>
<p>In&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/nyregion/salvatore-strazzullo-night-life-lawyer.html?ref=nyregion&amp;pagewanted=all"><em>Times</em>&nbsp;profile</a>&nbsp;this week,&nbsp;Strazzullo comes across as equal parts mensch and savvy businessman, nightclub habitue and legal guru. Or, as&nbsp;<em>The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/new-york-post" class="hidden_link">New York Post</a></em>'s&nbsp;Andrea Peyser describes him, "a cross between a bulldog and Chihuahua."</p>
<p>Strazzullo, 40, a lawyer of 10 years, "has earned a reputation for taking care of the boldface celebrities&mdash; and lesser lights of the pleasure-seeking set&mdash;who get themselves in trouble after dark," writes the <em>Times'</em>&nbsp;Feuer. Strazzullo's clients read like a who's who of the tabloids: <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/foxy_wants_moon_from_city_rFwK0TJkARh9VYei5kKL7K">Foxy Brown</a>; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/kink_of_the_ring_rNu8Kx75pw1LldsGhIk9kM">Milana Dravnel,</a> a stripper who sued Oscar De La Hoya; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/prince_gets_pounded_CiOgUCrsIbYDXNBWj1c9SN">Adam Hock</a>, who got in a fistfight with Monaco's <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/02/only-new-york-tabloids-are-winning-royal-nightclub-bar-brawl/48960/">Prince Pierre Casiraghi</a>; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/my_wild_night_with_chris_B4HwI27Tk8AtkbdaXy6JEI">Ingrid Gutierrez</a>, a model injured in the recent nightclub melee between Chris Brown and Drake; and nightclub doorman <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/item_ZZuGN8dyglk7KY8o9tiAJJ">Wass Stevens</a>, arrested for allegedly hitting a man in line at Chelsea' Avenue.</p>
<p>Strazzullo also worked for <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/tv_chef_boils_over_zWgtAzokziASOpX6e33LwN">Thomas Heiser</a>, David Burke's chauffeur, dubbed the "whipping-post wheelman" by the <em>Post</em> for allegedly punching Burke and slamming his head in a car's trunk. He's "also more or less monopolized another niche market: aggrieved exotic dancers," writes Feuer.</p>
<p>What can other aspiring nightlife lawyers learn from Strazzullo? Be awake to receive texts from your would-be clients and be with it enough to give them good advice in response. Be, in the words of &nbsp;Wass Stevens, "book-smart, but ... also very street-smart." Understand nightlife (Strazzullo put himself through lawschool by working in the nightclub world; Patrick McMullen shot his wedding to model Jodie Fannelli, whom he met at Tunnel and has since divorced).</p>
<p>But also be realistic about the scene: "'It&rsquo;s like my mom and dad used to tell me,' Mr. Strazzullo said. 'Nothing good ever happens at night.'&rdquo; (Except, in his case, getting work.) Have a fire in your belly and a thirst for justice. But, when the nightclub hand reaches out, reach right back:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&ldquo;When I started as a lawyer, I didn&rsquo;t really get respect from the people from my nightclub days,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It was only once I got a Foxy Brown or a Wass Stevens that now all the sudden I&rsquo;m the guy club royalty wants to turn to.&rdquo;</p>
<p>This also means, of course, that you may get your own tabloidy-type stories surrounding you, which Strazzullo has experienced for himself. Per the <em>Times:</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Mr. Strazzullo has also, on occasion, been the subject of the same sorts of gossipy stories that he plants on behalf of his clients. Last year, a former paralegal in his office&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/attorney_salvatore_strazzullo_hit_8LRDLJGotlEeNtAs4LiWaL">sued him for sexual harassment</a>, claiming he had behaved inappropriately in her presence in a conference room. Mr. Strazzullo retorted in response papers that the plaintiff, Desiree DeMartino, had &ldquo;initiated the encounter&rdquo; because of sexual dissatisfaction with her husband.</p>
<p>And other lawyers might not respect you, exactly. But who cares? You're the one who's going to end up with the reality show, not to mention the bottle service at the nightclub of your preference&mdash;even if Strazzullo now, at 40, prefers to hang out at Locanda Verde, or, even better, with his family in Bensonhurst, dining on home-cooked Italian food. A nightlife lawyer has to eat, too.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-sal-strazzullo-nycs-nightlife-celebrity-lawyer-2012-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6The Best Places For A 30th Birthday Bash Around The UShttp://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:33:00 -0400PartyEarth.com
<p class="p1"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4feb3cc4ecad048e4300000f/proof-chicago.jpg" border="0" alt="Proof- Chicago" /></p><p>Turning 30 doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re getting old; it just means you can throw a massive party in style that you couldn&rsquo;t have afforded at 21.</p>
<p class="p1">Trying to figure out where to hold the party of the decade? Here are several places recommended by <span class="s1">Party Earth</span> to consider for your birthday-palooza.</p>
<p class="p1"><em><span class="s1">Check out&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/new-york/">Partyearth.com</a>&nbsp;for more parties and events.</span></em></p><h3>Beacher's Madhouse, Los Angeles</h3>
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<p><p class="p1">If you&rsquo;re in Los Angeles, there&rsquo;s no place better for a rowdy birthday posse than Beacher&rsquo;s Madhouse &ndash; a super-exclusive club located in the basement of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/los-angeles/hotels/hollywood-roosevelt-hotel-2"><span class="s1">The Roosevelt Hotel</span></a>. Get bottle service and dance the night away in the mayhem with other beautiful bachelorette and birthday groups.</p>
<p class="p1">The bottle service is all the more special when delivered by an Oompa Loompa flying through the air. You&rsquo;ll be partying like and with rock stars at this top 30<sup>th</sup> birthday party locale, and in the morning you may forget whether you&rsquo;re getting married or just had another birthday.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/los-angeles/clubs/beachers-madhouse-2/"><strong>Beacher&rsquo;s Madhouse</strong></a></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Proof, Chicago</h3>
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<p><p class="p1">Proof is one of the most upscale and sophisticated&nbsp;<a href="http://www.partyearth.com/chicago/clubs/"><span class="s1">clubs in Chicago</span></a> and the perfect place to ring in that big 3-0. Located in the Gold Coast neighborhood, Proof is beautifully decorated with antique light fixtures, and black suede banquette type seating.</p>
<p class="p1">For private parties, you can book an area on the second floor where the setting is more intimate. Toast champagne with your guests, and then go dance the night away on the dance floor among the sparkly dresses.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/chicago/clubs/proof-chicago-2/">Proof</a></strong></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>28 Degrees, Boston</h3>
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<p><p class="p1">If you want a more intimate birthday outing in a chic venue, you should throw your party at 28 Degrees in Boston. As you eat the delectable food and drink the fancy cocktails, you can reminisce about old times and admire the plush furnishings and modern d&eacute;cor.</p>
<p class="p1">On weekends, you can move your dinner party out onto the dance floor as it fills up later in the evening. Check their calendar ahead of time to make sure you get the right scene for your party as it does vary from a hip conversation-friendly mix to loud and raucous.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong><a href="http://www.partyearth.com/boston/lounges/28-degrees-2/">28 Degrees</a></strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-for-a-30th-birthday-party-2012-6#pandora-karaoke-and-bar-san-francisco-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/a-vending-machine-that-dispenses-flats-in-clubs-2012-4After A Night Of Clubbing In Stilettos, This Brilliant Vending Machine Will Sell You Some Comfy Shoeshttp://www.businessinsider.com/a-vending-machine-that-dispenses-flats-in-clubs-2012-4
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:01:00 -0400Meredith Galante
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f79da7969bedd102f00001c/flats-vending-machine.jpg" border="0" alt="flats vending machine" /></p><p>It's 1 a.m. and ouch, your feet hurt. You can only bar-hop in those five-inch heels for so long, but going barefoot is not a classy option.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rollasole.com/vending.php">Enter Rollasole</a>, a new vending machine concept currently located near the bathrooms at hip Las Vegas and Hollywood clubs that dispense $20 fashionable flats to give your sore feet a reprieve.</p>
<p>Las Vegas natives <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2122236/Flat-shoes-flash-Vending-machines-dispense-ballet-flats-stiletto-sore-party-girls-U-S-clubs-storm.html">Ashley Ross, 25, and Lindsay Klimitz, 26, bought the rights to manufacture and distribute Rollasole flats in clubs</a> across the country, according to <em><a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/the-daily">The Daily</a> Mail</em>.</p>
<p>The shoes are "soft and squishy," and come out of the vending machines rolled up in a tiny plastic cup. When you're done with the shoes, just reuse or recycle them.</p>
<h2>DON'T MISS: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/bizarre-vending-machines-2011-12#ipod-vending-machines-popped-up-around-the-world-when-the-first-generation-ipod-nano-was-released-they-can-be-found-in-shopping-malls-in-america-1">15 Of The World's Most Bizarre Vending Machines &gt; </a></h2><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/a-vending-machine-that-dispenses-flats-in-clubs-2012-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/a-mysterious-trader-dropped-almost-200k-on-a-huge-bottle-of-champagne-at-a-liverpool-club-and-shared-it-with-everyone-2012-3A Mysterious Trader Dropped Almost $200K On A Huge Bottle Of Champagne At A Liverpool Club And Shared It With Everyonehttp://www.businessinsider.com/a-mysterious-trader-dropped-almost-200k-on-a-huge-bottle-of-champagne-at-a-liverpool-club-and-shared-it-with-everyone-2012-3
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:31:00 -0500Lisa Du
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4ed368e3ecad04197a00001f-400-300/champagne.jpg" border="0" alt="champagne" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>A mysterious high-flyer&mdash;who has been described as a foreign exchange currency trader and a London businessman&mdash;had himself a good time this weekend at Liverpool club Playground.</p>
<p>The Sun is <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4174266/Is-traders-200k-bar-splurge-the-most-expensive-ever.html">reporting that the man spent around $200,000 on a 30 liter bottle of&nbsp;Armand de Brignac Midas</a>, a huge golden bottle of champagne that weighs in at nearly 100 pounds.</p>
<p>It took two employees of the bar to carry the bottle to the trader's table, and <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4174266/Is-traders-200k-bar-splurge-the-most-expensive-ever.html">the DJ played the opening music to&nbsp;2001: A Space Odyssey as the bottle made its way to its buyer</a>, according to The Sun.</p>
<p><span>After, the trader apparently shared the bottle with everyone at the VIP section, as there was no way his entourage of 10 could have finished it.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>The anonymous man also spent around $95,000 on other drinks, including two 4.5 liters of Grey Goose. With his tip of around $30,000, he spent about $300,000 total that night.</p>
<p>Epic.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4174266/Is-traders-200k-bar-splurge-the-most-expensive-ever.html">See photos of the event and the receipt at the Sun &gt;</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/a-mysterious-trader-dropped-almost-200k-on-a-huge-bottle-of-champagne-at-a-liverpool-club-and-shared-it-with-everyone-2012-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fda-is-investigating-whether-inhalable-caffeine-is-the-next-four-loko-2012-2The FDA Is Investigating Whether Inhalable Caffeine Is The Next Four Lokohttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-fda-is-investigating-whether-inhalable-caffeine-is-the-next-four-loko-2012-2
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:37:51 -0500AP
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4eaefd70ecad048d6900002b/aeroshot.jpg" border="0" alt="Aeroshot" /></p><p>BOSTON (AP) &mdash; U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.</p>
<p>AeroShot went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and it's also available in France. Consumers put one end of the canister in their mouths and breathe in, releasing a fine powder that dissolves almost instantly.</p>
<p>Each grey-and-yellow plastic canister contains B vitamins, plus 100 milligrams of caffeine powder, about the equivalent of the caffeine in a large cup of coffee.</p>
<p>AeroShot inventor, Harvard biomedical engineering professor David Edwards, says the product is safe and doesn't contain taurine and other common additives used to enhance the caffeine effect in energy drinks.</p>
<p>AeroShot didn't require FDA review before hitting the U.S. market because it's sold as a dietary supplement. But New York's U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he met with FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg and she agreed to review the safety and legality of AeroShot.</p>
<p>"I am worried about how a product like this impacts kids and teens, who are particularly vulnerable to overusing a product that allows one to take hit after hit after hit, in rapid succession," Schumer said.</p>
<p>The senator on Sunday planned to announce the AeroShot review.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, an FDA official who was at the meeting confirmed the decision, telling The Associated Press that the review will include a study of the law to determine whether AeroShot qualifies as a dietary supplement. The product will also be tested to figure out whether it's safe for consumption, the official said.</p>
<p>The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because that official was not authorized to discuss the matter.</p>
<p>Schumer pressed the FDA in December to review AeroShot, saying he fears that it will be used as a club drug so that young people can keep going until they drop. He cited incidents that occurred last year when students looking for a quick and cheap buzz began consuming caffeine-packed alcoholic drinks they dubbed "blackout in a can" because of their potency.</p>
<p>Pressure from the senator and others helped persuade the FDA to stop the marketing, distribution and sale of these beverages, including Four Loko.</p>
<p>"We need to make sure that AeroShot does not become the next Four Loko by facilitating dangerous levels of drinking among teenagers and college students," Schumer said in a statement.</p>
<p>Breathable Foods Inc., which makes AeroShot in France, says the product is different from the potent beverages. The company says that it's not targeting anyone under 18 and that AeroShot safely delivers caffeine into the mouth, just like coffee does.</p>
<p>A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience stores, mom-and-pops, and liquor and online stores. The product packaging warns people not to consume more than three AeroShots a day.</p>
<p>"When used in accordance with its label, AeroShot provides a safe shot of caffeine and B vitamins for ingestion," the manufacturer says on its website. "Caffeine has been proven to offer a variety of potential benefits for health to individuals when consumed in moderation, from providing energy to enhancing attention and focus."</p>
<p>AeroShot, the flagship product of Cambridge, Mass.-based Breathable Foods, is the product of a conversation that Edwards had with celebrity French chef Thierry Marks over lunch in the summer of 2007.</p>
<p>The first venture Edwards worked on with Harvard students was the breathable chocolate, called Le Whif. Now he's preparing to promote a product called Le Whaf, which involves putting food and drinks in futuristic-looking glass bowls and turning them into low calorie clouds of flavor.</p>
<p>___</p>
<p>Rodrique Ngowi can be reached at www.twitter.com/ngowi.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fda-is-investigating-whether-inhalable-caffeine-is-the-next-four-loko-2012-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/jay-z-4040-club-shut-down-2012-1Jay-Z's Nightclub Gets Shut Down For A Ton Of Health Code Violations That Will Make You Pukehttp://www.businessinsider.com/jay-z-4040-club-shut-down-2012-1
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500Ben Walsh
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4f0decc3eab8ea6c0e00000e/jay-z.jpg" border="0" alt="Jay-Z" /></p><p>A day after he <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jay-z-and-warren-buffett-partied-in-a-manhattan-night-club-last-night-2012-1">hosted a lavish re-opening</a> attended by stars like Spike Lee, The Roots and even <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/warren-buffett" class="hidden_link">Warren Buffett</a>, Jay-Z's 40/40 club has been shut down by New York City health inspectors, the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/health_rap_vs_jay_63mN9GZ3fnxdqzcPnwDV8K?CMP=OTC-rss&amp;FEEDNAME="><em>New York Post</em>'s Philip Messing and Kevin Fasick report</a>.</p>
<p>The details of the violations are not pretty. According to the <em>Post</em>'s sources:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">An inspector found perishable food at dangerously warm temperatures inside the walk-in refrigerator and discovered &ldquo;hot&rdquo; food left out on the counter on Thursday, Health Department sources said.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">A worker was also seen mixing salsa with his bare hands.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The refrigerator was at a rancid 60 degrees instead of 41 &mdash; jeopardizing the safety of 50 pounds of raw chicken wings, five pounds of raw shrimp and 100 turkey burgers, the sources said.</p>
<p>The club's restaurant has been closed and customers barred from entering.</p>
<p>A spokesman for the club said there &ldquo;was no interruption in service or sales.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>But things could get worse. The health inspector cited 69 violation points, 28 more than are allowed for the worst 'C' grade. Those violations will be assessed at a hearing next month.</p>
<h2>Don't miss: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-30-dirtiest-restaurants-in-manhattan-2011-10">The 30 Dirtiest Restaurants In Manhattan &gt;</a></h2><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jay-z-4040-club-shut-down-2012-1#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p>